DCarp1231 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Sadly, I fear a Wolves win is on the horizon. I’m a dubbird ‘til the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCMacbeth Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Would love to see Warbirds as a winner here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 14 minutes ago, FCMacbeth said: Would love to see Warbirds as a winner here. Same, but with Wolves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayHawk786 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Wolves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Wolves 12 Warbirds 9 Still in range, but the Wolves have held a lead of 2-3 for a while. I am not calling it yet, but it is looking very furry right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Cowards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavybass Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Pack mentality, that is all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Wolves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCMacbeth Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 16 minutes ago, heavybass said: Pack mentality, that is all. Yeah. pretty much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Warbirds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 i am going to call it. @Seadragon76 put it over the top (sorry @JH42XCC) Welcome to the AAFL the Washington Wolves! Maroon and grey will be the first red-dominant team in the league. And while I am sure that the folks up at Washington State U. will be a bit suspicious, the Wolves will definitely be going with a very basic two color design. The motif of the squared stripe outlined by two tapered stripes is consistent throughout the look, on the helmet, pants, and jerseys. Very litle white is used on the home maroons, with the exception of the 3 stars at the collar. The team also debuts a secondary logo, a wolve's paw print with a W imprint in it. So there you have it, after one of the most contentious votes yet, we have a winner. Now, for those of you who are fans of the Warbirds, there are plenty of cities across the nation with strong Air Force or aviation history, so we may not have seen the last of the Warbirds yet. As we get to teams 7-16 there absolutely will be repeats of some designs in relevant cities. So now we are down to the last club to join the Western Division. What city will join San Diego, Houston, and Portland in the AAFL’s inaugural season? Will the huge population states of California or Texas get a second team or will we add a 4th state to the AAFL Western roster. The choice is yours. Here are the cities at play in this 2nd Wild Card round for the West. One thing to consider, so far the West has teams in the country’s 5th largest city (Houston), its 18th (San Diego), and its 25th (Portland). That is not a bad profile, so the decision now comes down to whether or not you believe that the league needs to maximize its TV market share with another big city, possibly an NFL city, or do you want to explore a location that may draw well as a non-NFL, non-MLB city. There aer a lot of choices. Here is the list you can choose from, divided by NFL/Non-NFL and ranked by population size. NFL Cities Still On the Table (Market Size) Los Angeles (2) -- Is LA to close to SD to make this viable? Dallas (4) – Do we want 2 NFL cities in Texas when there are large non-NFL cities in the state? Las Vegas (29) – A destination city for sure, but brutally hot during later weeks of the season. Non-NFL Cities (Market Size) San Antonio (24) – Great sports town, dumpy outdoor stadium. Austin (27) – An untested market in a football-crazed state. Sacramento (28) – Certainly far enough from SD, but must compete with San Jose if it wants a club. San Jose (36) – Could potentially draw from the northern Bay Area as well (Can Sacramento?) Salt Lake City(46) – A smallish market, but one with little competition for attention and a good stadium. Honolulu (55) – Great stadium, great weather, but a cost and competitiveness issue with travel. So, where will the AAFL set up shop for their final inaugural season club? Will they add NorCal, or a 2nd Texas club, will they make use of Las Vegas’s destination status, or explore a locale with no MLB or NFL competition like Sacramento, San Jose, or Salt Lake? Voting starts now and will go for 2 days or, if we have 15 or more total votes and a team has a 4 vote lead, whichever happens first. Remember also that after the inaugural season, with a successful first year, the league will add 1 Western and 1 Eastern team, and then more beyond that. Not that this should influence your vote now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny0930 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Salt Lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowler2 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Salt Lake City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwasson Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Sacramento Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 San Jose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, WideRight said: Non-NFL Cities (Market Size) San Antonio (24) – Great sports town, dumpy outdoor stadium. San Antonio should always be an option, but we have an updated indoor stadium, as well as that dumpy, outdoor stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 37 minutes ago, MJWalker45 said: San Antonio should always be an option, but we have an updated indoor stadium, as well as that dumpy, outdoor stadium. Yes, and I could see the Alamo Dome being their 2nd season home if San Antonio gets a team and does very well with tickets. It is too big for the initial year due to the cap at 50k for any stadium, but if they get a team, and attendance is near capacity at Alamo Stadium, then I would absolutely expect them to move into the dome the next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 And just to prime the pump, some hints as to possible identities for a few of the cities: LA: Hollywood theme, a team with a bit of a biker gang vibe, a "sunny, local easy going" themed team. DAL: a couple of repeats from Houston, but also a weather-related team and a Hispanic-related theme. SJ-SAC: These two share several identities, including a gold-mining one, a legendary bird of prey, and a NorCal nature theme. But, SJE also has a colonial theme and SAC a feline one. SLC: You have railroad history, frontier history, and a legendary cryptobeast SAN: Air Force theme, A variation of an XFL theme, and the return of 2 unused identities from past votegetters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verbi Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 gotta go with Salt lake city/Utah, the cryptobeast sold me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardWitham Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 sacramento. Quote The Danimal said: Texas is the state that gave us George W. Bush and Sarah Palin. 'Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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